Horn Island Hop, 2-3 July, Ocean Springs Yacht Club, MS

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Horn Island Hop NOR/Registration

Slip to Ship was a resounding success! Fun was had by all and I appreciate the huge support we received. Its now time to come back for the Island Hop and enjoy the ride to the beautiful Horn Island for more fun in the sun. Day 2 will be the last chance this year to capture the coveted prize of the fastest time around Deer Island! Charlie and Holly missed the mark by 4 minutes!!!!!

Come celebrate your 4th of July weekend with us and bring your family. The OSYC is an ideal place to spend a great weekend enjoying all the entertainment we have to offer. See you there!!

Joe Pocreva
Fleet Captain
OSYC
THE Cat Sailors Yacht Club

Sailors, the link below will explain Capt. Cardiac's zeal for our fine sport. Joe did a great job with Slip to Ship and a terrific time is upcoming for Horn Island Hop.
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/12180096/come-to-horn-island-hop-july-2-3-2011-wwwosyccom

F16 already committed and then it's Meigs the weekend after at Ft. Walton!

Miss Nancy is making her famous breakfast casseroles in the mornings.
Party on the Island.
Fantastic dinner planned for saturday night.
We have a reggae band for saturday night as well.
The Island Hop is always a great time. See you there.
Bring the whole family out for the weekend!!!

Hey, thanks for the note! Horn Island rocks, the water is beautiful, it's a perfect run offshore that's not too far, but far enough to feel like you've gone somewhere.

And for the faint of heart, there's chase boats, radios, LOTs of other boats on the water to help in any way needed... Then, get to the island, enjoy some food and drink... talk about the trip out, take a dip in the water, or a nap in the shade. On the way back, it's usually a beautiful downhill run.

Anyone who hasn't tried it... is missing out. Take advantage of the long weekend!

Sailors. Only two weeks away. Remember to register before June 24, 2011 to avoid the dreaded $10.00 late registration fee. This will really help us make sure that we have enough food, mead and fun on tap. This year, our theme is Reggae which will include a great band and food not to be missed on our Saturday night party. Tell your friends and join the fun for a long weekend at OSYC.

Ken Altman, Commodore
"Kani Basami" N-20
"Baby B" H-Wave

Registered!

Anyone else?

I'm in!... I'll be on the Hobie 18, I don't think my back is up to sheeting a spinnaker for 12 miles.

I'll be there! Just picked up my new boat tonight. So coming early Friday to rig it

"Ya'll" have a good time!
If not for going to NYC to see the new grandbaby, Lynn and I would consider the 18 hour trip just to enjoy the hospitality again.
Great venue, even greater folks
Nice to meet you all
...and Lynn says "Hi!"

So what happened on day 1?

Day 1 had a nice 6 - 12 knots out of the south, which made for lots of shift playing on the way out to the island. Chicken/refreshments/story telling, then a sled ride back. The sled ride started out light but built, again with tactical calls required to make each jybe pay (or not in my case!). Packed house at the club for dinner as the holiday crowd partied past my bed time. Last I saw Robby had a tray full of about a dozen doozie blue shots of something lethal.

Day 2 saw the breeze build a bit earlier, with a S-SW breeze that made for an on the nose trip out the channel to 2, followed by a nice tight reach over to the turning channel mark, with a nice spin run down the channel to the finish.

Results in the spin fleet were pretty similar to Slip 2 Ship, and Charlie and Holly keep unleashing the power of the Alum N20 rig - in all wind conditions. Andy and Michael rocked steady into a close 2nd, and Renee did her best to keep my head in the game to hold on to a 3rd. And an attaboy goes out to Mike Borden for a 2nd place finish on the return trip Saturday! Downwind Uni on a spin boat will drain ya, but he was full of well deserved smiles on the beach!!

Great job by Ken/Joe/Kevin/et al. Those guys have had a killer last month and deserve a few weekends off the water. See you all at Juana's!

JMac

This is Jay

I have raw video files of island finish, island start and Sunday rounding. Anyone who wants 'em and knows me, get in touch, I'll burn 'em to a CD, you can do your own production

What a grate weekend for sailing. i love sailing out of OSYC Thx for all the fun.

congrads to charlie and Holly. Also want to give Mike Borden kudos for a great sail on Saturday. He had uni hooked up!

I'll get to the club this evening and try and get the results on line by tomorrow.

Ken

Here are a ton of photos from the HIH. Enjoy, thanks for coming and don't miss out next year!


http://andreafryphotography.smugmug.com/Events/Horn-Island-Hop-Regatta2011/17875587_b5GNHB#P-1-12

As promised the Results for Horn Island Hop are up.

Results By Fleet

Overall


What a great time. We look forward to seeing you all at our Katrina Memorial Regatta, Red Dress Regatta and Shearwater Regatta as we progress. Make sure that you check in with us at OSYC.com and on Facebook.

In sailing,

Ken Altman
Commodore OSYC